Q6. Do night sweats affect menopausal women only?
A6. No. Men too can suffer from this as can children. In some cases they are caused by illnesses, stress or certain medications but in other situations they are a response to fluctuating hormone levels.
Find out more in our sleep hyperhidrosis section.
Excessive sweating FAQ:
- What is 'excessive sweating?'
- Can you inherit excessive sweating?
- Who is most likely to get excessive sweating?
- Is there more than one type of excessive sweating?
- What is 'nocturnal hyperhidrosis?'
- Do night sweats affect menopausal women only?
- What causes excessive sweating in children?
- Could my excessive sweating be caused by a medical problem?
- How do you treat excessive sweating?
- What is 'Odaban?'
- What is 'iontophoresis?'
- Is Botox effective at treating excessive sweating?
- Can surgery help?
- Do I need to change my lifestyle?
- Can you ever be 'cured'of excessive sweating?
Excessive Sweating (Hyperhidrosis)
- Guide to Excessive Sweating (Hyperhidrosis)
- Sweating
- What is excessive sweating?
- Types of excessive sweating
- General hyperhidrosis
- Primary focal hyperhidrosis
- Secondary focal hyperhidrosis
- Sleep hyperhidrosis
- Causes of excessive sweating
- Symptoms of excessive sweating
- Diagnosis of excessive sweating
- Treatment for excessive sweating
- Antiperspirants
- Lifestyle changes
- Sweat pads
- Iontophoresis
- Botulinum toxin
- Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy
- Sweat gland suction
- Medication
- Long term effects of excessive sweating
- Excessive sweating FAQs
- Glossary